OK it's been a while since I've posted anything...but since my last post. Jim has been asked to serve as Intentional Interim Pastor at Erlanger Baptist Church in Erlanger Kentucky. Where's that you ask? Well, go to the most northern point of Kentucky, where you can look across the Ohio river into Cincinnati Ohio...there's a cluster of small towns that fill in that point and Erlanger is there. If you fly to Cincinnati, you land in Erlanger.
Now, decision making time. What will happen with our house. To say we're behind, well lets say we never caught up after Jim's heart surgery, followed by three months of unemployment. How about the cats, and what to take, what to store, what do we not need any more! Jim went to Idaho for a week to see his parents, who are slowing down gradually from progressing age (almost 80.) He has a week to get ready for Kentucky. Packing, sorting and storing things that are his, he will be a busy fella next week. Some things will be hard to determine until we know about the house situation. If we keep it, then we can make choices on that road. The other road means a lot more work and emotional upheaval.
Caylynn and I will join him in a month or so after he gets there, so we can take care of things here and so he can get through some of the initial work to be done in Erlanger. Jim and I will stay until January, Caylynn may return before Christmas to be with other family. My plan is to come back early January for Cay's BD and to spend time with family before the arrival of our new grand-baby the middle of January. Jim will plan on coming back after the baby arrives and stay to get a six month check up with the doctors.
We are looking forward to seeing and living in another part of the country and taking some side trips to visit family roots (Taylors, Browns, in Ohio and Brumages and Martins in West Virginia.) Then we hope to meet up with our friends (extended family) in Tennessee, they driving up from Alabama. My sister Jamie is hoping to come up to Kentucky for Christmas with her husband, Kevin. Who knows what else we will squeeze in, but we already feel blessed by this church. They have members who have opened their home to us. They have a nice downstairs living area with a kitchen and master bedroom, there's another bedroom and bath available for Caylynn. The church is also looking for a vehicle for us to drive (ours wouldn't make the trip 180 thousand miles on both.)
So here we are on another adventure...we may or may not return to live in Porterville, only God knows. With Jim's ministry it is like being in the army (God's army) moving and changing jobs and locations. We are considering the idea of living in a motor home so we can always have our home with us and travel where God leads us. So if you know anyone who would like to help us out, let me know.
God is in control, that is the peace and strength I need to carry on. He will provide for our needs and never leave us or forsake us. So were good to go!
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